marsh marigold

Any of several plants of the genus Caltha of the buttercup family, especially C. palustris, which grows in wetlands and has bright yellow flowers. Also called cowslip.

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marsh marigold

(Plants) a yellow-flowered ranunculaceous plant, Caltha palustris, that grows in swampy places. Also called: kingcup, May blobs or cowslip (US)

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marsh′ mar`igold

a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.

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Noun

marsh marigold - swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups

kingcup, May blob, meadow bright, Caltha palustris, cowslip, water dragon

Caltha, genus Caltha - a genus of Caltha

bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath

Translations

farfarugine

marsh marigold

n (plant) → calta, farferugine f di palude

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